New Delhi : A 26-year-old Delhi Police sub-inspector Saturday committed suicide near Murthal in Haryana’s Sonipat after he shot dead one of his batchmates near Rohini (East) Metro station on Thursday evening.
SI Deepanshu Rathi was identified through CCTV footage which showed him following SI Preeti Ahlawat while the latter was coming out from the metro station.
“Police identified Rathi with the help of CCTV footage which shows he was following Ahlawat after she came out from the metro station, and shoot her from close range in the head,” a senior police officer said.
After the incident on Thursday night near Rohini, police tracked Rathi’s mobile location and traced him near Murthal.
“We were tracking his phone location which showed he was near Murthal. We later came to know at around 3 am that he had committed suicide inside his car. His body was found with a gunshot wound on his temporal bone,” an officer said.
“We have informed both the families and are trying to gather more details about them from their friends and colleagues,” the officer added.
DCP (north-east) Ved Prakash Surya said Rathi was posted in their district at Bhajanpura police station and was informed about the latter’s suicide.
According to police, Ahlawat, a 2018 batch sub-inspector, lived with her family in Rohini’s Sector 8.
“She was posted at the Patparganj Industrial Area police station in East Delhi. Around 8.30 pm, she left from the station… she was not in uniform. She got out of the Metro station around 9.30 pm. She had walked around 50 metres when the incident took place. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead on arrival,” said a senior police officer.
Additional CP (Rohini district) S D Mishra said, “We received a PCR call around 9.40 pm that a woman was shot dead. Prime facie, it appears to be case of personal enmity and we have zeroed in on suspects after going through the footage. Jewellery she was wearing and her bag were not stolen. Further investigation is on.”
Sources said the police officer was probing a rape case and had allegedly been threatened by the accused. Police are verifying these facts and have approached the police station where she was working.
After the incident, the crime forensics team was called to the spot to collect evidence, and found three 9 mm cartridges.